Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
JANUARY 4, 2019
The biggest failures small businesses encounter in social media come from not knowing who their customers are, who they’re competing against, which channels to target, and how to engage their audience. Most are unaware of native analytics available in all major social networks and don’t know how to integrate their online and offline marketing activities or how to automate their social scheduling.
Hubspot Marketing
JANUARY 3, 2019
As a marketer, you need to record your computer screen more often than you’d think. Whether you’re teaching a new hire how to use a tool, explaining a complex project when an email just won’t do, or recording a personalized product demo, you need to know how to record your computer screen. Fortunately, we’ve put together a quick and easy guide for recording your computer screen on a Mac and Windows 10.
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Sprout Social
JANUARY 2, 2019
Welcome to planning season! For social marketers, this is the most exciting time of the year. Oftentimes it’s the most stressful, too. Because coming up with a social media marketing plan means making some big decisions well before the new year gets into full swing. And after all, the social landscape took quite a few twists and turns in 2018.
Content Marketing Institute
JANUARY 4, 2019
Songwriters are storytellers. And if you’re a content marketer, you’re also a storyteller. We’re trying to do the same thing – to capture the most elusive thing we can with words: a feeling. Here are seven songwriting secrets that will help you make your content stronger. 1. Storytelling structure. Writers know strong stories capture audiences and bring concepts to life.
Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing
Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.
Marketing Insider Group
JANUARY 3, 2019
Do you feel like your content marketing strategy has become stale, and you’re not seeing the results you’re used to? Or maybe despite regularly publishing content you thought was high quality and relevant, it’s not resonating with your audience, and you’re falling behind your competitors. If you’re experiencing any of these warning signals, it’s a […].
Hubspot Marketing
JANUARY 4, 2019
Workplace culture and strong internal relationships are undeniably critical for your company's long-term success. Focusing your efforts on cultivating good relationships between employers and employees can help your Human Resources department mitigate conflict, build trust between team members, and decrease turnover rates. At its core, employee relations is a branch of human resources that deals with policies regarding your employees' relationships with their employers, and each other.
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Content Marketing Institute
DECEMBER 31, 2018
? ?. This text and the accompanying 30-minute video comes from my Content Marketing World 2018 keynote presentation. On Dec. 31, 2017, I “retired” from marketing and took a sabbatical for 2018 (which, as of this publishing, I’m still happily on). I’ve given over 400 keynote speeches in 18 countries, but this one was the most personal. The team at CMI is nice enough to publish this so the entire CMI audience can watch and read it.
Marketing Insider Group
JANUARY 3, 2019
The noise against freemium has gotten louder. “Freemium doesn’t work. Freemium users rarely convert to paid users. With margins getting tighter, companies need to focus less on user acquisition and more on sales.” Critics of the freemium model have a point, but just because freemium has its flaws does not make the model useless. On […]. The post How Freemium Marketing Can Work, When Companies Follow These Rules appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Moz
JANUARY 3, 2019
Posted by BritneyMuller Whew! We made it through another year, and it seems like we're past due for taking a close look at the health of our on-page SEO practices. What better way to hit the ground running than with a checklist? In today's Whiteboard Friday, the fabulous Britney Muller shares her best tips for doing effective on-page SEO in 2019. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high-resolution version in a new tab!
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 2, 2019
The Secrets to Leading Creative People written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Todd Henry. Podcast Transcript. This week on the Duct Tape Marketing podcast, I speak with Todd Henry. Henry is a writer and speaker who travels extensively to talk about creativity, leadership, and productivity. He gives keynotes and leads workshops on the topics and has helped teams and audiences around the globe.
Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker
Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.
Content Marketing Institute
JANUARY 2, 2019
In 2017, I shared a compilation of 23 inspirational quotes , from Rachael Ray to Ann Handley to Andy Weir and many people in between. Each of those quotes continues to inspire me and impact the way I think about content marketing. Today, to kick off the new year, the CMI editorial team asked me to share some more quotes. I’ve been a quote junkie since I was a kid.
illumin
JANUARY 3, 2019
Some retailers pull the plug on promotions as soon as the tree comes down. It’s understandable, as the over-saturation of holiday marketing promos can exasperate even the merriest of the masses. Consumers and retailers are exhausted, and traditional wisdom dictates that January is a slow month due to many shoppers tightening their spending budgets after breaking the bank for the holidays.
Moz
JANUARY 1, 2019
Posted by AnnSmarty Have you been optimizing your content for questions? There are a few powerful reasons for you to start doing it now: Niche question research is the most powerful content inspiration source. Questions are highly engaging: Asking a question triggers a natural answering reflex in human beings. Using questions on your landing pages and / or social media will improve engagement.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 2, 2019
Transcript of The Secrets to Leading Creative People written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order. John Jantsch: Leading or managing people in an organization is a tough job. It gets just that much tougher when the folks that you are choosing to lead are highly creative.
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Content Marketing Institute
JANUARY 1, 2019
Each and every year we cover some of the broader content marketing trends for the upcoming 12 months. The post looking forward to 2018 was one of the last written by my pal Joe Pulizzi before he retired. And – no surprise here – he was as prescient as always. While most companies are still working through the operational aspects of their content marketing strategy , we’ve seen a real acceleration of focus on scalable approaches to our beloved practice.
Neil Patel
JANUARY 2, 2019
I know what you are going through. You were excited to launch your brand-new site until you realized no one is coming to it. So, you head to all of the marketing blogs to learn how to fix this, but for the life of you, your traffic won’t go up no matter which tactic you leverage. What you’re feeling right now is very common. Not only have I experienced it, but when I was starting out, I even took the small life savings that I made from cleaning restrooms and sweeping up trash to pay a marketing
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
JANUARY 2, 2019
Boosting conversion rates is a constant battle for marketers. According to data collected by Snap Agency , businesses are spending $75,000 on marketing every year, on average. That’s a huge money pit that could be going to waste if you’re not convincing people to buy. My team and I were looking for a way to create substantial growth without needing an acquisition.
Litmus
JANUARY 4, 2019
This year you can expect to see more personalized emails, as well as more interactive emails. For the second year in a row, those two email design trends stood out above all others, according to a Litmus poll of more than 240 marketers. The next tier of email design trends included using more AI-driven content and live content, and simplifying email designs.
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Content Marketing Institute
JANUARY 3, 2019
Every editor knows what it feels like to sit exasperated in front of the computer, screaming internally, “It would have been easier if I’d done it myself.”. If your role involves commissioning and approving content, you probably know that same sinking feeling: You’re 10 seconds into reviewing a piece and it’s already obvious the creator hasn’t understood a damn thing you told them.
Duct Tape Marketing
DECEMBER 29, 2018
Weekend Favs December 29 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from an online source or one that I took out there on the road.
Power Digital Marketing
JANUARY 2, 2019
Quick Funnel Marketing Overview. Funnel Marketing can be tricky, but it doesn’t have to be. By properly learning what a funnel, and funnel marketing is, you’ll be able to master the technique and lead buyers through the purchasing process in no time at all! With a properly designed funnel, you can turn individuals who’ve never heard of your brand into lifelong customers in just a few simple steps!
Litmus
JANUARY 3, 2019
A great first impression often is the first crucial step to building a long-lasting relationship. It’s no different in email marketing. But creating effective welcome and onboarding emails is hard ! Many of your peers are facing the very same challenge, so let’s learn from each other with our first-ever Live Optimization Notebook. Live Optimization is one of the most popular sessions at our Litmus Live conferences because our panel of email experts helps marketers improve real-life e
Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service
Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.
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